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Jurgen Klopp is on the verge of becoming the next Liverpool manager, but the deal isn't done yet and some Reds fans are getting very worried.
The history of football is littered with seeming certainties going awry at the last minute and until the eccentric German squiggles his name on a dotted line on a bit of Liverpool-headed paper, there are no guarantees that Klopp to Liverpool won't be one of them.
As Real Madrid fans found out this summer when David De Gea's transfer from Manchester United collapsed over some doggy paperwork and the time England appointed Big Phil Scolari only for the Brazilian to renege on the deal at the last minute, it's perhaps not the time to count chickens and all that...
Here, we take a look at some nervous Liverpool fans sweating over the deal...
Show all 7 1 /7Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Mamadou Sakho Perhaps the best example of tension between Rodgers and the committee. The Frenchman is, comfortably, one of the two best centre-backs at the club yet the calamitous Dejan Lovren was often preferred. Klopp should finally give Sakho a fair crack of the whip.
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Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Alberto Moreno He can be a bit hare-brained but Moreno offers attacking width, something this squad majorly lacks. The left-back was often out of the side under Rodgers but should be Klopp's Merseyside equivalent of Marcel Schmelzer.
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Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Christian Benteke Rodgers fought tooth and nail for the former Aston Villa man, despite Fenway Sports Group's reservations. So far, it has looked like a decent signing, despite the Belgian's recent hamstring injury. Klopp could use him in the same way he used Robert Lewandowski, another strong, pacey, powerful front man.
Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Roberto Firmino The Brazilian's performances in the Bundesliga registered on Klopp's radar and he was on occasion linked to Borussia Dortmund. If Liverpool's new manager can find a role for Firmino, you would expect him to start showing why he is the club's third most expensive signing.
Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Divock Origi One journalist on the Liverpool beat recently described Origi as "so raw you might catch salmonella poisoning just watching him". The £11m Belgian signed on the back of a half-decent World Cup showing but he is far from the finished article. Rodgers sent him out on loan last year. Will Klopp give him more of a go?
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Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Lazar Markovic Widely thought of as a committee signing, the winger is currently on loan at Fenerbahce. Last year, he showed talent in moments but was often utilised at wing-back by Rodgers. A return would only come next season but could he be Klopp's new Marco Reus? Let's not carried away...
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Who stands to gain from Jurgen Klopp's arrival? Mario Balotelli Maybe we haven't seen the last of Super Mario in a Liverpool shirt? Brendan Rodgers ruled out signing the Italian maverick last year only to complete the deal weeks later. After a torrid year at Anfield, he's now on loan at former club AC Milan. However, if his recent tweets are anything to go by, he may fancy a return.
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Liverpool's next match is away against Tottenham.
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